Natural Fibre Polylactic Acid Composites - Properties and Applications

This text offers a comprehensive overview of the properties, processing techniques, and applications of natural fibre-reinforced PLA composites, enabling readers to develop sustainable and high-performance materials for a range of industries.

List of contents

0. Front Matter. 1. Natural Fibers. 2. Natural Fibre Composites. 3. Polylactic Acid (PLA). 4. Natural Fiber Reinforced PLA Biocomposites. 5. Natural fibre reinforced PLA hybrid biocomposites. 6. Nanofibre reinforced PLA bionanocomposites. 7. Mechanical Properties of Natural Fibre PLA composite. 8. Physical Properties of PLA Composite. 9. Thermal Properties of natural fiber PLA composites. 10. Life cycle assessment of natural fiber reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) composites. 11. Fabrication of Components from Natural Fibre PLA Composites. 12. Application of Natural Fibre PLA Composites.

About the author

S. M. Sapuan is Professor of Composite Materials at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Vasi Uddin Siddiqui is currently working as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
R. A. Ilyas is Deputy Director at the Centre for Advanced Composite Materials (CACM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Summary

This text offers a comprehensive overview of the properties, processing techniques, and applications of natural fibre-reinforced PLA composites, enabling readers to develop sustainable and high-performance materials for a range of industries.

Product details

• Authors: R. A. Ilyas, S. M. Sapuan, S. M. (Universiti Putra Sapuan, Vasi Uddin Siddiqui
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032678870
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267887-0
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, Chemical Engineering, Materials science, Polymer chemistry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Plastics & polymers technology, Plastics and polymers